Amid calls to reform the global health architecture and U.S. funding cuts affecting data collection systems, health leaders are seeing an opportunity to rethink how health data is gathered, analyzed, and utilized.
“The data architecture is another area that is really ripe … for reform,” Anna Hakobyan, chief impact officer and executive director for nutrition at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, said during a session last week at the AVPN conference in Hong Kong.
She said a lot of health data is retrospective, taken every four to five years to see how the world is progressing on social and health indicators. But she thinks there’s an opportunity for more regular data collection to inform decision-makers.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
